Registered Nurse - Infusion - Evergreen Clinic

Overview

Fred Hutchinson Cancer Center is an independent, nonprofit organization providing adult cancer treatment and groundbreaking research focused on cancer and infectious diseases. Based in Seattle, Fred Hutch is the only National Cancer Institute-designated cancer center in Washington.

 

With a track record of global leadership in bone marrow transplantation, HIV/AIDS prevention, immunotherapy and COVID-19 vaccines, Fred Hutch has earned a reputation as one of the world’s leading cancer, infectious disease and biomedical research centers. Fred Hutch operates eight clinical care sites that provide medical oncology, infusion, radiation, proton therapy and related services, and network affiliations with hospitals in five states. Together, our fully integrated research and clinical care teams seek to discover new cures to the world’s deadliest diseases and make life beyond cancer a reality.

 

At Fred Hutch we value collaboration, compassion, determination, excellence, innovation, integrity and respect. Our mission is directly tied to the humanity, dignity and inherent value of each employee, patient, community member and supporter. Our commitment to learning across our differences and similarities make us stronger. We seek employees who bring different and innovative ways of seeing the world and solving problems.

 

The Infusion Nurse is a member of an interdisciplinary care team. This role provides patient centric care and is primarily responsible for administering treatment and supportive care regimens.

 

This position will be 1.0FTE/full-time, 10 hour shifts from 7:30am - 6pm. 

Responsibilities

• Assesses physical, emotional, social, and spiritual needs and evaluates patients’ adaptation to health changes.
• Develops a plan of care based on patients’ disease, symptoms, and response to treatment.
• Educates patients, families, and caregivers on disease processes, treatment, side effects and symptom management.
• Coordinates with inter-disciplinary team to ensure continuity of care.
• Refers patients, families, and caregivers as appropriate to other clinical resources/professionals such as social work, home health care, clinical nutrition, etc.
• Implements, evaluates, and modifies plan of care.
• Integrates research and evidence-based knowledge into clinical practice.

In addition to primary responsibilities of the Registered Nurses (RN), the Infusion RN will have the following key responsibilities:

 

Nursing Care and Assessment

• Demonstrate knowledge of standard treatment and medication side effects
• Perform nursing assessment, review relevant lab results, assess pain and other symptoms
• Administer IV hydration, electrolyte replacement, chemotherapy/biotherapy, and blood products

 Safe Handling of Hazardous Drugs

• Demonstrate an awareness of the potentially hazardous nature of many of the agents administered and use correct precautions when handling them.
• Follow all procedures regarding safe disposal of any materials used in the administration of chemotherapy or other hazardous agents and blood products.

Patient and Family Education

• Provide patient and family education in coordination with treatment and care plan.
• Conduct learning needs assessment for patient and caregiver(s).
• Ensure patients have clinic contact information and understand when to call if symptoms arise or persist post-infusion therapy.

Communication and Teamwork

• Communicate or escalate patient symptoms and concerns to provider as needed.
• Collaborate with the care team to provide effective and efficient patient care.
• Request consultation from social work, dietician, spiritual care, and/or any other supportive care teams when patient's situation indicates.

Professional Development and Clinic Engagement

• Participation in continuing education, departmental projects, committee work, and quality improvement initiatives

Qualifications

Required:

• Graduate from an accredited school of nursing
• Must have current Washington State Registered Nurse (RN) license or current NLC multistate license (MSL); and must upgrade to an MSL primary state of residence, WA, within 60 days of hire. This requirement may be waived under specific circumstances, subject to approval.
• Current BLS AHA Health Provider Card (or equivalent course, such as by the American Red Cross) and renewal required every two years
• ONS Chemotherapy Provider Card (required within 3 months of hire) 
• Additional certification may be required dependent u